Marine Turtle Species Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
List of Turtle Species under NMFS' Jurisdiction
(E = "endangered"; T = "threatened"; n/a = not applicable*)
Marine Turtles (8 listed "species") |
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Species | Year Listed |
Status | Critical Habitat* |
Recovery Plan* |
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1978 | E | final | final |
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1978 | T | final | final |
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1970 | E | final | final |
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1970 | E | n/a | final |
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1970 | E | final | final |
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1978 | T | n/a | final |
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1978 | E | n/a | final |
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1978 | T | n/a | final |
* NOTE: Critical habitat and recovery plans are not required for foreign species; critical habitat is also not required for species listed prior to the 1978 ESA amendments that added critical habitat provisions.
** These populations were listed before the 1978 ESA amendments that restricted population listings to "distinct population segments of vertebrate species."
Endangered and Threatened Marine Species